Latest Waikato RPC News:
North Island Club Championships:
The North Island Club Championships were held at Lake Karapiro 13/14th January. The Waikato RPC performed well gaining 6 Gold Medals, 11 Silver and 6 Bronze medals. Their biggest competion was the New Zealand Elite athletes training as part of the 'Summer Squad 'preparing themselves for this years 2012 Olympics. Below is a photo of WRPC athlete Hannah Osborne of Te Awamutu RC who won the U21 female single, she is holding her trophy with her father Kim. The WRPC will now be setting their sights on the New Zealand National Championships to be held the 14-18 February.
Coaching Positions available:
Rowing New Zealand (RNZ) through its High Performance Programme is focused on delivering distinguished performances at World Championships and Olympic Games. Four RPC’s are tasked with identifying, developing and delivering athletes into the High Performance Programme who are capable of achieving in international competition.
RNZ seeks to fill 3 coaching positions based at each of the following RPCs – Cambridge (Waikato RPC), Blenheim (Central RPC) and Christchurch (Southern RPC).
Working with the current teams, these coaches will be responsible for the daily coaching of identified athletes and implementation of a comprehensive training/competition programme and management of the strength and conditioning regime within Rowing New Zealand’s High Performance Programme. Coaches with a high level of experience, the ability to work as part of a team and the drive to achieve results are encouraged to apply.
For more information and position description please contact:
Judith Hamilton, Rowing NZ, HP Athlete Development Manager, email judith@rowingnz.com
The closing date for applications is 20 January 2012
KRI Chistmas Regatta:
The KRI Christmas Regatta was held this weekend at Lake Karapiro with some great racing in a number of events however the weather hampered efforts to complete the regatta on Sunday with the regatta finally being cancelled around 9am. Thus only Saturday's heats were completed.
The WRPC athletes showed they were on form after a number of aggressive training weeks. Their main competition during the regatta were the New Zealand Elite Summer Squad athletes, Auckland RPC and a few Southern RPC athletes were also competing.
Two of the highlights from Saturdays' racing was the WRPC Men's eight crossed the line in second place .6 of a second behind the NZ Elite Men's Eight and our U21 Women's eight full of our young new athletes finished 7 seconds behind the NZ Women's Elite Eight. We look forward to further strong racing at the North Island Club Championships starting on the 13th January 2012.
The December 2011 Waikato RPC Newsletter can be found on the newsletter tab to the right hand side of this page.
Team Selection Guidelines for 2012:
Rowing NZ have just released their Selection Guidelines for 2012. Please check out the selection tab at the top of this page for further details.
Waikato RPC Boat Naming Ceremony:
On Thursday 28 October the WRPC christened their 5 new boats built by KIRS. The new boats were named after our 3 World Champions (Eric Murray, James Dallinger and Rob Waddell) and 2 of the men instrumental in helping the WRPC over the past 5 years (Alec Auld and Tony Smith).
Tomorrow's Gold U18 Development Camp:
Waikato RPC ran their annual U18 Development Camp on the 14-16 Oct at Mangakino. 37 athletes attended and they were put through their paces with on water coaching sessions and erg testing. On Saturday afternoon NZ Elite Project Coach Mike Rodger talked to all athletes about how to make a fast boat. His biggest message was: fitness, strength/flexibility and time management.
Change of Assistant Coach at Waikato RPC:
It has now been 2 years since Andrea Harper, Mike Rodger and Ian Wright commenced with the Waikato RPC. These 2 years have been exceptionally busy and challenging. The past two seasons ( 2009/2010,2010/2011 ) achievements have been well highlighted, but we can safely say that the WRPC as a whole has received a pass mark both with its on water results and the numbers of WRPC athletes representing New Zealand at all levels.
As of Monday Mike Rodger has been seconded to the NZ Summer Squad and will be replaced by Wayne Maher. Wayne has coached many NZ crews over the past 5 years and has recently coached the 2011 Men’s U23 Quad at the World Champs in Amsterdam.
Please introduce yourself to Wayne and make him feel welcome.
Waikato University:
The Sir Edmund Hillary scholarships are available to students enrolled at the University of Waikato who are academic high achievers and who also excel at either arts or sports.
The University determines the maximum number of scholarships available annually. For example, in 2007, approximately 40 Scholarships were offered.
Applications close: 31 October 2011 and all Waikato RPC athletes attending/enrolling at Waikato Uni should apply for this great opportunity.
WRPC Rising Athletes U17 Camp 2011:
45 athletes attended the U17 camp the weekend of the 2-3 October at Lake Karapiro. The camp had athletes involved in on water sessions with NZ Elite coaches, a nutrition talk by Eske Dost from Fresh Start Nutrition, Strength and Conditioning games with Ryan Turfery and finishing with a long distance race from Horahora Bridge to the Lake Karapiro Boat Park.
The Tomorrow's Gold U18 camp starts on Friday 14 October at Managkino.
Waikato RPC 'September' Newsletter can be found under the newsletter tab to the right of the page.
Waikato RPC Squad announced:
The Goal of the 4 Regional Performance Centres (Auckland, Waikato, Central and Southern) across NZ is to train and develop the Pre Elite talent for Rowing New Zealand.
After 3 weeks of Regional Performance Centre Trials (Erg testing, on water racing and strength testing) Rowing New Zealand has selected the athletes for the Performance Centres. The Waikato has the largest number of athletes with 37 being selected. See www.rowingnz.com for the full team list.
Squad training for the WRPC starts on Monday 26th September with the goal of gaining success in the U21 age group at the National Championships in Feburary at Lake Karapiro.
Congratulations to all athletes.
Regional Performance Trials:
Athletes wanting to gain selection for one of the four RPC's in NZ have been put through their paces in the past three weeks. All athletes raced in a three day trial regatta in singles or pairs and then completed 5k and 2k erg tests. With the results from these three trials the team selections will be announced on Friday 23rd September.
2011 World Championships another huge success:
The Finals for the World Rowing Championships in Bled have been held over the past four days and once again the Kiwi rowers did not disappoint. There were 12 boat qualifications for the 2012 Olympics to be held in London and 9 medals - 4 Gold (Mens Pair, Womens Pair, Mens Single and Mens Double) 1 Silver (Mens Lightweight Double) and 4 Bronze (Womens Quad, Womens Double, Womens Single and Mens Lightweight Single). This is a huge success for Rowing New Zealand and shows once again with the success of the U23 and Junior programs that our sport is in a very strong position. Congratulations to the Waikato RPC athletes who were part of this great sporting moment for NZ (Eric Murray, Sarah Gray, Graham Oberlin Brown, James Dallinger, Dave Eade, Tyson Williams, Tobias Wher Candler, Ivan Pavich)
Olympic boats qualified:
Men's Single Scull
Women's Single Scull
Adaptive Men's Single Scull
Men's Pair
Women's Pair
Men's Double
Women's Double
Men's Quad
Women's Quad
Men's Lightweight Double Scull
Women's Lightweight Double Scull
Men's Four
9 Heat wins for the Kiwi Elites in Bled:
The first round of Heats at the Rowing World Championships, Beld Solvenia were held yesterday (28 August). The Kiwi rowers managed to secure 9 heat wins with the Women's quad taking out the performance of the day. The Women's quad with WRPC athlete Sarah Gray won their heat and progress straight to the A final and in doing so have quailified the boat for the 2012 London Olympics. The Men's eight, four, quad and Lightweight pair need to go through the repechage tomorrow morning to progress further in the competition. More details can be found on www.rowingnz.com
The latest WRPC newsletter can be found on the newsletter tab on the right hand side.
NZ Juniors take away 2 medals:
The NZ Juniors completed their racing at next year's Olympic course in Eton over the weekend. Alice White (WRPC, Hamilton RC) was in the Women's Four that produced a great race to cross the finish line in the bronze medal position. The Men's Coxed Four won the silver medal with Australia crossing the line only 2 seconds in front of NZ. The Women's Quad finished 9th overall, Men's quad finished 4th overall and the Men's single finished 17th overall. Congratulations to all Juniors. For further details please see www.rowingnz.com.
NZ Juniors race heats at Eton, Junior World Championships:
The New Zealand Junior team have started racing with great success so far in the heats. The Women's Coxless Four with Alice White (WRPC, Hamilton RC) has won their heat and progressed straight to the Final. The Women's Quad with Ashleigh Hodge (WRPC, Cambridge RC) and Georgia Perry (St Peter's School) placed third in their heat and progress to the semi finals. The Men's Four and Quad won both their heats and progress straight to the Fianls and the Men's single, Riordan Morrel (Rotorua RC) advances to the Quarter Finals. Well done to all and bring on Sunday's Finals at the Junior World Championships...
Updated Regional Performance Centre trial information can be found on the F.Q.A tab at the top of the page.
U23 World Championships - Amsterdam:
Congratulations to WRPC athletes Zoe Stevenson, Curtis Rapley, Julia Edward and Alyce Pulford. The U23 World Championships were held in Amsterdam 24-27 July, Curtis Rapley (Tauranga RC) was in the U23 lightweight pair with his partner Armin Svoboda and they raced themselves into the silver medal postion. Zoe Stevenson (Tauranga RC) was in the U23 women's eight which clocked a 6.06 over the 2000m course to receive a silver medal (Zoe's second U23 silver medal in 2 years). Julia Edward (Rotorua RC) and Alyce Pulford (Hauraki RC) were in the U23 lightweight double which had a magnificant race and put themselves into the bronze medal position. For further details see www.worldrowing.com.
U21 Youth Cup - Penrith:
The U21 Youth Cup competition was held at Penrith Lakes Australia on the weekend of the 8-10th July. The WRPC had 6 athletes in the 20 person team. The team performed with extinction by winning the Rusty Robertson Trophy for the 6th time and brought home 16 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze. Congratulations to WRPC athletes, Tyna Williams (Waikato RC), Rob Mc Caig (Waikato RC), Logan Rodger (Waikato RC), Toby Cunliffe Steel (Tauranga RC), Adam Ling (Tauranga RC), Lana Davison (Tauranga RC) plus Claudia Hyde from the Rotorua RC.
World Cup II - Hamburg:
The second of the World Cup series was held in Hamburg in the weekend with the NZ Eilte crews finishing with a total medal count of 5 golds, 3 silver and 1 bronze. Congratulations to Waikato RPC athletes Eric Murray (Men's Pair - Gold), James Dallinger (Men's Four - Silver) and Sarah Gray (Women's Quad - Bronze). For more details see www.worldrowing.com
Waikato RPC Development Camps:
Rising Athletes - U17 Camp - 30 September to 2 October, Lake Karapiro
Tomorrow's Gold - U18 Camp - 16 to 16 October, Mangakino
Both camps will have a combination of on water coaching by WRPC Coaches Ian Wright and Mike Rodger, core strength sessions, nutrition, testing and also guest speaker on the Saturday night.
For nomination forms please email andreaharper@rowingnz.com and see the Camp tab at the top of the page for a further breakdown on the camps.
Waikato RPC AGM:
The Waikato RPC will be holding its Annual Gereral Meeting on Monday the 27 June, 7.30pm at the Rowing New Zealand Boardroom, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge. All are welcome.
June Newsletter:
The June Waikato RPC newsletter is out and can be found under the newsletter tab on the right hand side of this page. This newsletter also includes the new Rowing NZ Coach Education Framework.
Regional Performance Centre Trials:
Please see our Trial F.Q.A tab at the top of the page for new trial information and confirmed dates.
www.wrpc.co.nz website is back in action:
